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Isla Grant is a Scottish singer and songwriter. Born in Wigtownshire, Scotland, Grant grew up in a musical family and was greatly influenced by the folk music of her region. She learned to play the guitar and took an interest in American country music. [1]
Nina Simone recorded the song in 1971. Blind Melon, Isla Grant, Helix, The Flaming Lips and Slash have also covered the song. "Have a Nice Day" (1971) - covered by Bing Crosby and John Davidson "Less Than The Song" (1972) - covered by Joan Baez, John Davidson and Patti Page "Lion In The Winter" (1974) - duet with Linda Ronstadt. Covered by Faan ...
Grant always knew the song would be a smash hit, and was begging Thomas to write the song. [2] He agreed with the only condition that the song's title must be "Baby Baby". Grant had a hard time writing the lyrics, because her early attempts to write a romantic-sounding lyric to a song with such title came off sounding like "some overgrown ...
Westering home, and a song in the air, Light in the eye and it's goodbye to care. Laughter o' love, and a welcoming there, Isle of my heart, my own one. Verse 1 Tell me o' lands o' the Orient gay, Speak o' the riches and joys o' Cathay; Eh, but it's grand to be wakin' ilk day To find yourself nearer to Islay. Verse 2
Amy Lee Grant (born November 25, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She began her music career in contemporary Christian music (CCM) before crossing over to pop music in the mid-1980s. Grant has been referred to as "The Queen of Christian Pop". [1] [2]
The song topped Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and was No. 1 for three weeks, starting the week of November 29, 1991. [4] It spent a total of 13 weeks in the Top 10 and 32 weeks on the chart overall. [4] The song peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of November 23, 1991 [5] and ultimately spent
Unguarded is the seventh studio album by Christian and Pop singer Amy Grant, released in 1985 on A&M Records.It is Grant's first album released by A&M. When Unguarded was released in 1985, Grant was perhaps the most popular star in contemporary Christian music, recording songs with religious lyrics in the pop/rock style of the day.
Charlie Peacock wrote the song's music and chorus lyrics, with Grant and Wayne Kirkpatrick composing the remaining lyrics. [ 2 ] In 2004, Sixpence None the Richer covered "Every Heartbeat" on the album Full Circle: A Celebration of Songs and Friends , which commemorated Charlie Peacock's 20-year anniversary as a solo recording artist.